Yearly Archives: 2021

The Gospel of the day: 20th March

20/03/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Jer 11, 18-20
Psalm: 7, 2-3.9bc-10.11-12

Gospel: Jn 7, 40-53

In those days, some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, “This is truly the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But others said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” So a division occurred in the crowd because of him… Read more »

St Joseph: a loving heart in silence and obedience – The Archbishop

Holy mass on the feast of St Joseph

19/03/2021   The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Rabat

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Din is-sena l-festa għażiża ta’ San Ġużepp, li niċċelebraw ta’ kull sena fid-19 ta’ Marzu, għandha sinifikat profond. Il-Papa Franġisku li beda l-ministeru tiegħu bħala papa bħal-lum tmien snin, għax għażel il-festa ta’ San Ġużepp biex jibda l-ministeru tiegħu bħala papa, ħabbar li din is-sena hija ddedikata lil San Ġużepp.

Għalina hija sena li diffiċilment ninsewha minħabba wkoll is-saram tal-pandemija… Read more »

Holy Mass on the feast of St Joseph – 19th March, 9:30am

19/03/2021   The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Rabat

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

Holy Mass on the feast of St Joseph – 19th March, 9:30am

19/03/2021   The Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), Rabat

Għin lill‑Arċidjoċesi twettaq il‑missjoni tagħha Agħti Donazzjoni »

Segwi l-qari tal-Quddiesa tal-lum hawnhekk.

Talba għat-Tqarbina tax-Xewqa

Ġesù, jiena nemmen li Inti tinsab tabilħaqq fis-Sagrament tal-Ewkaristija. 
Irrid inħobbok fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd.
Inti taf li nixtieq nirċevik ġewwa fija.
Imma ġaladarba bħalissa ma nistax nilqgħek ġewwa fija sagramentalment,
nitolbok li tiġi fija spiritwalment.
Ejja għandi Ġesù tiegħi, biex jiena niġi għandek… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 19th March

19/03/2021

Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity
Readings of the day

First Reading: 2 Sam 7, 4-5a.12-14a.16
Psalm: 88, 2-5.27.29
Second Reading: Rum 4, 13.16-18.22

Gospel: Mt 1, 16.18-21.24a (or Lk 2, 41-51a)

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about… Read more »

The Archbishop: Whose glory are we seeking? Our own or God’s glory?

Mass for the memorial of St Cyril of Jerusalem

18/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Matul din l-aħħar tal-parti tar-Randan ser nisimgħu diversi siltiet mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Ġwann, ir-raba’ Evanġelju, li fihom Ġesù jidħol fid-djalogu mal-kapijiet, mal-Lhud. Proprjament il-kittieba tal-Liġi, il-Fariżej, dawk li b’xi mod kellhom iċ-ċavetta tat-tagħlim u kellhom ukoll il-poter, joħorġu x’inhu it-tagħlim tal-komunità. Ġesù jwissihom li għalkemm jafdaw fl-awtorità li Alla ta’ lil Mosé, huma jridu joqgħodu attenti mill-idolatrija, li minflok ifittxu lil Alla vera, ifittxu l-glorja tagħhom infushom… Read more »

At work until now – Bishop Galea-Curmi

17/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Missieri għadu jaħdem sa issa. Mela naħdem jien ukoll”. Smajna dan il-kliem ta’ Ġesù li hu jgħid lill-ġemgħa tal-Lhud, proprju fl-Evanġelju tal-lum skont San Ġwann. Xi jrid jgħid biha li l-Missier “għadu jaħdem”? X’inhi din il-ħidma? Nifhmu dal-kliem ta’ Ġesù meta naraw ir-rakkont li ġie qabel, il-fejqan ta’ bniedem li kien ilu 38 sena marid, u Ġesù qallu: “Qum, aqbad friexek, u imxi”… Read more »

Pope: “I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar”

18/03/2021

Myanmar nun Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng kneels in front of police officers. 

“Once again and with great sadness I feel the urgency to evoke the dramatic situation in Myanmar, where so many people, especially the young, are losing their lives to offer hope to their country,” Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience. “I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say: stop the violence! … Read more »

Holy Mass & Rosary – 18th March, 9:30am

18/03/2021   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 18th March

18/03/2021

Readings of the day

First Reading: Exodus 32, 7-14
Psalm: 105 (106), 19-20.21-22.23

Gospel: Jn 5, 31-47

In those days, Jesus said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.
But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true… Read more »